Jacob Rees-Mogg goes down world's fastest zip line in tweed suit for some reason

Jacob Rees-Mogg took a trip down the world's fastest zip line, and for some reason, he wore a three-piece tweed suit.

Archive video released last month revealed the arch-Tory's Prime Ministerial ambitions.

And now he's taken a leaf out of Boris Johnson's book - because high-wire antics are apparently an essential part of any Conservative's route to Downing Street.

But instead of waving a pair of union flags and getting stuck halfway down like his boss did ahead of the 2012 Olympics, Mr Rees-Mogg's journey went smoothly and waved a Welsh flag alongside the UK banner.

He enjoyed the extreme experience during a visit to Zip World in North Wales.

Asked if the stunt was a reflection of his childhood leadership ambitions, he insisted that was not the case.

If you look closely, that's not just a tweed suit - it's a three-piece tweed suit. (Simon Dawson / No10 Downing Street)

"God, no," he said. "I want the PM to carry on being PM because he's great at it.

"There are very, very few PMs of the first rank, and when you have one of the first rank, you want to hold on to him or her."

Asked if a reshuffle was on the cards, the Mail reported Mr Rees-Mogg said: "Inevitably, as a minister, I am supporting the Government, but my great support is for Boris Johnson. I feel lucky to have an extremely charismatic and capable leader.

"I do not see any other potential leader who could have won the last election and delivered Brexit.

"And I support him fully and I think that's really important."

Meanwhile, a poll for the Telegraph illustrated the Tory popularity slump for the second time this week.

Earlier in the week a YouGov poll had put Labour in the lead for the first time in months.

And today's poll suggested the Conservatives were haemorrhaging voters to the Greens and Reform - formerly the Brexit Party.

The survey suggested some 54 Tory MPs were at risk of losing their seats, including a string of "red wall" constituencies that only flipped from Labour to the Conservatives in 2019.

Losing 54 seats would mean Boris Johnson is left way short of a Commons majority, and even though the Tories would be the largest party, he would be unable to form a government without a coalition.